Types of cluster adaptation to climate change. Lessons from the port and logistics sector of Northwest Germany

Osthorst, Winfried; Mänz, Christine

doi:10.1080/03088839.2011.650724

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“…Less severe events, such as those that disrupt port operations, tend to be absorbed into day-to-day operations, highlighting port resilience (Osthorst and Manz 2012). Here resilience describes the ability of a region to resist extreme events without suffering devastating losses to infrastructure, commodities or lives (Mileti 1999).…”

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A systematic assessment of maritime disruptions affecting UK ports, coastal areas and surrounding seas from 1950 to 2014

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AcknowledgementsEA is grateful for the receipt of a Southampton Marine and Maritime Institution (SMMI) and the University of Southampton's Faculty of Engineering and the Environment (FEE) funded studentship during the course of this research. SB was funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme's collaborative project RISES-AM-(contract FP7-ENV-2013-two-stage-603396). AbstractMaritime disruptions can have severe negative implications. This study analysed maritime disruptions in UK ports, coastal areas and surrounding seas from 1950 to 2014, systematically assessing their scale, duration, extent and consequences. Disruptions are a single or sequence of hazardous events that negatively affect 'business as usual' conditions, ranging from minor to major disruption and even loss of life. To express this range a severity scale was developed and applied. A database of maritime disruptions and their severities was constructed using data archaeology, identifying 88 events, primarily caused by wind storms (36%), human error (23%), mechanical faults (14%) and storm surges (12%). All events other than human error or mechanical faults occurred between October and March (typically associated with autumn/winter storms and depressions), with 65% recorded between November and January. Maritime disruptions from weather events tended to have regional/national impacts; whereas human error or mechanical faults were usually locally severe. Since 2000 ports demonstrated more frequent disruption to wind storms due to mechanisation, increased delay and closure reporting, and refined health and safety regulations. Most frequently affected were the sea areas Fair Isle and Dover, and the Felixstowe and Dover ports. Through time, primary impacts shifted from extensive flooding and structural damage to financial impacts and disruption; associated with adaptation including implementation/upgrading of coastal defences, storm warning systems and legislation. Port and governmental bodies responded adaptively (e.g. Thames Barrier construction and development of automatic tracking systems). The UK's maritime disruption vulnerability has altered significantly since 1950 and continues to evolve.

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Section: Historical Maritime Disruptionsmentioning

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A systematic assessment of maritime disruptions affecting UK ports, coastal areas and surrounding seas from 1950 to 2014

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“…Without proper environmental tools and policies in ports, there is an increased risk of having a clear imbalance between the benefits and costs of ports for the local community. Such imbalances potentially form a breeding ground for major socio-economic confrontations related to port development and operations (Benacchio & Musso, 2001;Notteboom & Winkelmans, 2003;Osthorst & Manz, 2012).…”

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The Greening of Ports: A Comparison of Port Management Tools Used by Leading Ports in Asia and Europe

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From the policy and management perspective, this study aims to investigate the port management tools that port/public authorities have at their disposal and then to analyse to what extent the tools are used to enforce or encourage green port development at functional activities of port operations and development. We conduct an exploratory and comparative review based on two axes: on the one hand, the range of tools available to port authorities (pricing, monitoring and measuring, market access control and environmental standard regulation) and on the other hand, the functional activities in ports (shipping traffic, cargo handling and storage operations, intermodal connection, industrial activities, and port expansion). The situations in the leading ports in Asia and Europe, namely Singapore, Shanghai, Antwerp and Rotterdam are studied and compared, whereby the policies' effectiveness is discussed accordingly. Findings show that the ports are particularly mature in exercising environmental standard regulations which reveals that the enforcement approach is more prevalent. The most focused functional activity is shipping traffic which reflects that the ports are driven by the International Maritime Organisation. The respective port authorities in Antwerp and Rotterdam have a higher level of influence on devising green port policy in comparison to the two Asian ports.

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“…As coastal city development often proceeds according to port development, flood damage is also an issue in the port sector [15,31], and ports-related mitigation measures are also focused on structural aspects. Although there are international port coalitions and movements, such as the establishment of the World Port Climate Initiative, only 76 of the 365 ports are involved, and most of the measures adopted by these ports focus on technological improvement and development, infrastructure development, and monitoring, which includes Greenport methods [14,32].…”

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The Effect of Coastal City Development on Flood Damage in South Korea

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Zigmund³

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Flood damage continues to be an issue in coastal cities. Impervious areas that contribute to flood damage are increasing due to the continuous development of ports in cities. However, previous research has not explored development in port hinterlands and in the coastal flood risk areas of coastal cities. Therefore, this study analyzed the impact of coastal city development on flood damage in Korea. A panel Tobit analysis was conducted on 58 coastal cities between 2002 and 2018. The results revealed that a 1% increase in impervious surfaces and one coastal development permit would increase damage costs by 1.29% and 2%, respectively. The analysis revealed that the increasing development of coastal cities had a significant impact on flood damage. The findings suggest that land-use plans highlight a conflict between port development and safety. This article provides insight that can be used by policy makers to manage risk areas near ports.

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Types of cluster adaptation to climate change. Lessons from the port and logistics sector of Northwest Germany

Cited by 28 publications

References 26 publications

A systematic assessment of maritime disruptions affecting UK ports, coastal areas and surrounding seas from 1950 to 2014

A systematic assessment of maritime disruptions affecting UK ports, coastal areas and surrounding seas from 1950 to 2014

The Greening of Ports: A Comparison of Port Management Tools Used by Leading Ports in Asia and Europe

The Effect of Coastal City Development on Flood Damage in South Korea

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